Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:32:34 +0000
From: David Holland <dholland-sourcechanges%netbsd.org@localhost>
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 06:03:28PM +0000, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
> It means that the time it takes does not vary depending on the data at
> s1 and s2. Here `constant' does not mean `bounded by a constant' but
> rather `not variable', i.e. `does not leak information about s1 and s2
> through a timing side channel'.
Can we call it "fixedtime" instead then?
`Constant-time' is the term you'll find in crypto literature, I'm
afraid.[*]
[*] Usually with a footnote or parenthesis explaining its deviation
from all the other literature.